Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance (US)

Worldwide Clinical Trials2 Locationsonsite$112k–$223kView the original posting at Worldwide Clinical Trials ↗

Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials , we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. With more than 4,000 professionals across the globe, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, growth is encouraged, and every contribution makes an impact. Whether you're building your career or bringing years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research. Make an Impact as an Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance at Worldwide As an Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance, you will play a critical leadership role in delivering high-quality global pharmacovigilance services that support clinical development programs across a variety of therapeutic areas and trial phases. Your expertise will help ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while guiding teams through complex safety reporting challenges. In this role, you will provide strategic and operational oversight of pharmacovigilance projects and staff, partnering with global stakeholders to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. You will also contribute to the evolution of department processes, technology, and talent development while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams on global safety requirements and best practices. Your leadership will have a direct impact on the successful delivery of pharmacovigilance services, supporting both business growth and Worldwide's commitment to advancing clinical research. Where You'll Work This is a REMOTE role open to candidates based in US. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones. What You'll Do Lead global pharmacovigilance projects and teams, ensuring activities are delivered in compliance with applicable regulations, quality standards, and project timelines. Provide strategic oversight of staff and project performance, addressing risks, issues, and escalations to support successful study execution. Guide teams on complex safety reporting scenarios and sponsor requirements, serving as a key point of expertise and decision-making. Partner with department leadership to enhance processes, implement efficiencies, and support ongoing technology and operational improvements. Contribute to proposal development, budget reviews, bid defense meetings, and scope management activities. Support team growth through coaching, training, recruitment, onboarding, and development of pharmacovigilance professionals. Represent Pharmacovigilance during sponsor audits, client consultations, and other external-facing activities as needed. Participate in business development initiatives, including conference presentations, marketing efforts, and thought leadership activities. Act as a key contributor to departmental and company-wide initiatives while providing backup support to senior pharmacovigilance leadership when required. What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field, nursing, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Minimum of 8 years of global pharmacovigilance experience supporting pre-approval clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas and study phases. Demonstrated leadership experience, including at least 2 years in a people, project, or departmental leadership capacity. Strong knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations, safety reporting requirements, adverse event assessment, and clinical trial best practices. Proven experience managing budgets, scope, timelines, quality standards, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships. Strong understanding of pharmacovigilance systems, relational databases, and Microsoft Office application

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